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Show 222 MR. E. B. POULTON ON THE PROTECTIVE [Mar. I, TABLE l\ Species and Stage. Imago of Chrysomela populi (Coleoptera). Coccinella septem-punctata (Coleoptera). Coccinella, bipunctata (Coleoptera). Vespa vulgaris. Bombus terrestris, B. lapi-darius, &c. Nomacla marsha-mella. Method by which rendered more or less conspicuous. Chief colour red, due to elytra : the other parts seen are a metallic lustrous blue-black. Exposed surface red with black spots. Very conspicuous and easily caught; flight diurnal. Exposed surface red with two black spots. Very conspicuous and easily caught; flight diurnal. Queens and workers m a d e use of: colours black and yellow. Very conspicuous; powerful flight, but of use for obtaining food and catching prey rather than for escaping enemies. Other common species also made use of. The insects are generally conspicuous, with bands of light colour (often yellow) on a darker ground (often black). Their size also attracts attention, while their flight is clumsy and heavy, and they do not rise quickly when at rest. Very conspicuous, with black and yellow bands. Unpleasant attribute, real or suggested, in mimetic forms. "Strongly smelling" (Weismann). They have a very unpleasant smell. They " can emit fluids of a very disagreeable nature" {Wallace). They have a very unpleasant, smell. They " can emit fluids of a very disagreeable nature" (Wallace). Sting. Stings. Sting. Results J. Jenner Weir. A. G. Butler. Bombus ?sp., killed, but not swallowed, by L. viridis. Bombus terns i>( eaten by L.viriiis, after cautious disablement, as i» the case of Be» Only eaten when hungry. . |
